Impression West Lake

An old Chinese saying goes that there is a paradise in heaven, Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth. When Marco Polo visited China in the thirteenth century, he remarked Hangzhou as the most beautiful city he'd ever seen. West Lake, as the hottest landmark of Hangzhou, is certainly not to be missed. The lake is surrounded by hills on three sides while Hangzhou city on the eastern shore. Ancient Chinese people praised the area around West Lake as a land of intoxicating beauty.

Staged entirely upon the lake itself, Impression West Lake, directed by Zhang Yimou, is a grand open-air show of light, music, dance and theatrics. First initiated in 2007, Impression West Lake deploys the lake and its surroundings as props to create a life-like charming background. Through the vividly performed folklores and myths of Hangzhou, Impression West Lake highly exhibits the deep-rooted culture and natural beauty of Hangzhou.

       Impression West Lake is a show of light, music, dance and theatrics

Stage of the Show

Yuehu Lake Scenic Area is the venue of Impression West Lake. There is a retractable and moveable platform to hold 1800 audiences at the south of Yuehu Lake Tower. With the combination of live environment and high-end technologies, Impression West Lake extends varied marvelous visual appeal to audience in accordance with the natural changes.